Gombe—Gombe State Government says it is distributing N4.2 million drugs to the public to curb Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, in all the 11 local government areas of the state. The Coordinator, River Blindness Disease Control Programme in the state, Mrs Talatu Danzaria, announced this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, […]

BENIN—THERE was ju-bilation in Edo North senatorial district of Edo State, yesterday, following the victory of All Progressives Congress, APC, senator representing the area, Senator Domingo Obende, at the Appeal Court, in Abuja.
The senatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Yisa Braimoh, had filed a suit against Obende, alleging that the primary school certificate presented by Obende for the 2011 National Assembly election was forged.

The Southern Kaduna People’s Union, SOKAPU, yesterday demanded that the vacant ministerial seat for Kaduna State should filled by a qualified indigene of the area.

A Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ringim, Jigawa State, Alhaji Nuhu Dawaki Aminu, has ordered the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Zone 1, to arrest Senator Danladi Sankara and bring him to his court on December 23, 2013.

EDO State governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, will today, present the 2014 appropriation bill to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval.

TWO weeks after Rivers State governor Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, dissolved Obio/Akpor Local Government Council, the Chairman, Mr. Timothy Nsirim and his 17 councillors have refused to hand over to the Head of Local Government Administration, HLGA, in the local government, as directed by the governor.

Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has called on the National Assembly to ensure that local councils in the country were granted autonomy in the on-going constitution amendment.

Veteran journalist and syndicated columnist, Chief Tola Adeniyi will next Friday December 13 host hundreds of colleagues, friends, relations, well wishers and family members at the City Hall Ago-Iwoye, Ijebu, as he gives a rousing Send-Forth to his 96 year-old Mother who died on October 31, and was buried according to Islamic rites the next day.

The Igbo traders in Ogun State whose shops were demolished by officials of the state government for expansion of roads have appealed to the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to ensure fairness and justice in allocation of new shops.

FOR hours, market women in Akure, the OndoState capital in their hundreds protested against the continued closure of the markets in respect of the late Deji of Akureland, Oba Adebiyi Adesida, yesterday.